A July 9, 2008 press release from NCDHHS mentions the death of a Wilkes County resident likely due to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF).

The First Friday Gallery walk in Southport will be on Friday, August 1st.

Grassroots Grant Funds

Car Show hosted by North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, August 2, 2008 at the Walmart parking lot in Leland. From 5:00pm - 9:30pm

Proceeds to benefit the Chamber Scholarship program for North Brunswick High School Seniors

Benf

5:00pm - 9:30pm

Sunset River Marketplace Features New Works By Abstract Artist Babs Ludwick. Meet-the-Artist Open House, Sat. July 12, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Stage II to present "Little Women"

Framing/Matting Workshop

Soul Singer Angel Rissoff & Blues Guitarist Rickey Godfrey Perform in North Myrtle Beach, SC and Oak Island, NC

Sunset River Marketplace's "Creative Exchange" series continues with "The Art of Dressing A Table" presented by Beth Pethtal. Beth will demonstrate how to make a table runner. She will provide fabric or you can bring your own. It will be held on Wednesday, July 9 from 11 am until 12:30 pm. Lunch is included at no charge and RSVP's are required due to limited seating.

Members of The Artisans recently presented Barbara Brewer Art Scholarships to three recent high school graduates of South Brunswick High School. Pictured are Tom Izod, Scholarship Chairman; Leanna Cable, Joshua Sears, Karl Kuehn, and Nancy Clookie, Events Coordinator.

Ocracoke Island's Molasses Creek played to a crowd of approximately 150 people Friday night, as fundraiser concert to benefit the Southport-Oak Island Food Pantry.